Akamai (Linode) vs Hostinger.com: VPS comparison 2026

We compare the VPS offers of two providers using data from their websites: prices, like-for-like plans, countries, payment and terms. The data is updated every hour.

Akamai (Linode)linode.com · since 1998

from 5.00 $per month

171VPS plans

15countries

5.3score, #951 in the rating

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Hostinger.comwww.hostinger.com · since 2004

from 19.50 $per month

4VPS plans

0countries

6.0score, #610 in the rating

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In short

Entry priceAkamai (Linode)the cheapest plan

Cheaper 2 GB RAMAkamai (Linode)the cheapest plan with 2 GB of RAM or more

More locationsAkamai (Linode)countries with servers

More plansAkamai (Linode)VPS plans in the catalog

Higher in the ratingHostinger.complace in the overall accsly rating

Like-for-like plans

RAM	Akamai (Linode)	Hostinger.com
from 1 GB	5.00 $ Nanode 1 GB · 1 core · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB SSD	19.50 $ KVM 1 · 1 core · 4 GB RAM · 50 GB NVMe
from 2 GB	12.00 $ Linode 2 GB · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 50 GB SSD	19.50 $ KVM 1 · 1 core · 4 GB RAM · 50 GB NVMe
from 4 GB	24.00 $ Linode 4 GB · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD	19.50 $ KVM 1 · 1 core · 4 GB RAM · 50 GB NVMe
from 8 GB	47.99 $ Linode 8 GB · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD	24.49 $ KVM 2 · 2 cores · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB NVMe
from 16 GB	60.00 $ Linode 24 GB · 2 cores · 24 GB RAM · 20 GB SSD	42.99 $ KVM 4 · 4 cores · 16 GB RAM · 200 GB NVMe

Each row shows the provider's cheapest plan with at least this much RAM, price per month.

Specs

	Akamai (Linode)	Hostinger.com
Price from	5.00 $	19.50 $
Median plan price	552 $	33.74 $
VPS plans	171	4
Countries	🇺🇸 USA, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇷 France, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇮🇳 India, 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇧🇷 Brazil	—
Payment	Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal, Invoice for companies	Cryptocurrency, Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal
Plans on NVMe	0%	100%
IPv6	yes	no
DDoS protection	no	no
Hourly billing	yes	no
Trial period	no	no
Money-back	no data	30 days
SLA	—	—
Founded	1998	2004
Country of registration	🇺🇸 USA	🇨🇾 Cyprus

Server locations

Both: no countries in common

Only Akamai (Linode): 🇺🇸 USA, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇷 France, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇮🇳 India, 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇧🇷 Brazil

Questions and answers

Which is cheaper, Akamai (Linode) or Hostinger.com?

Akamai (Linode) has the cheapest plan: from 5.00 $ per month. Hostinger.com starts from 19.50 $.

Which one has more locations?

Akamai (Linode) — 15 countries, Hostinger.com — 0 countries. Countries in common: no.

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